Christmas Concert!

Here is video I took of Amelia's Christmas concert. It was, um, interesting? Amelia is in the back towards the right. Pink hat and scarf. You can't hear her, but if you look closely, you'll be able to tell that she was actually singing with the song. Unlike most of the kids by the microphone. She practiced for weeks and did a great job. You may want to turn down your volume before watching.

Crafty Roundup

Just a roundup of a few of the crafty things I made for Christmas and just because. Feel free to ignore this and scroll down for another look at adorable Amelia.

 First up is Amelia's latest holiday pillow cover. It isn't quite finished. The Christmas tree could use some embellishments. It is my first attempt at piping and I love the pop of red around the edges.

Next, Amelia's Christmas Eve pajamas. I finished them with a few hours to spare. Oliver + S Sleepover Pajamas in 18-24 month with 2T length on the pants. They are designed with cuffs that can be let down for growing room. I love them so much, I've already bought more fabric for another pair. This time without the time consuming ruffles.

I had my sewing machine taken to the shop for its yearly maintenance. It is pretty sad how much I missed it. As soon as I picked it up, I made this quick little peasant top to test it out. Amelia loves the birdie fabric.

This fancy little dress is another Oliver + S pattern. This one is the Fairy Tale Dress. Size 18-24 months. It is a fully lined dress with tulle in the skirt to give it extra volume. There is a giant red bow in the back and I love the tulip sleeves. Rob picked out the fabric for this dress and I think he did a great job. There are red and green metallic threads running through it to give a subtle sparkle. What little girl wouldn't love a sparkly dress made for twirling? It was pretty intense to make. This dress took me 11 hours from cutting to finishing. Totally worth it.

Christmas Goodies

Here are a few pictures from Christmas morning. I stopped taking pictures pretty early, she just had so many presents it was hard to keep up! Thank you to everyone that helped spoil her. Amelia had a great Christmas!

Play-Doh!!

Chapstick was a big hit

Teacher Gifts

Amelia has some wonderful teachers at her daycare. They really care about her and she loves seeing them everyday. I tried to think of a simple gift for them that would be useful. I found this cute tutorial and whipped up a few bags. Once they were filled with treats, I had Amelia deliver them.

Merry Christmas

As Amelia likes to say, Merry Christmas everyone!

O Come Let Us Adore Him

 Amelia has gotten a Little People Nativity set as part of her Advent calendar. She really likes to put the people in different situations. Her favorite is under the Christmas tree.

Christmas T-shirt

It was a Thursday night about 9 PM. Amelia had a Christmas party the next day and nothing to wear. What was I to do? I searched through my craft supplies and found a ton of green and red ribbon. Unfortunately, I had misplaced my glue gun. How could I make a matching Christmas tree bow with no glue gun?

Then I remembered that she already had the perfect bows and I just happened to have ribbon to match. So, the Christmas tree shirt was born. It isn't what I envisioned, but it still gets the point across.

Santa!

 

We took Amelia to see Santa on Saturday at Bass Pro. They had a carousel this year to ride while you waited. Rob let her pick her animal and she choose the deer. She looked like she was having a good time, maybe not in this photo though. 

 Getting her candy cane.

Amelia did a great job. She climbed up the stairs to Santa's lap all by herself. Then she turned around and told him what she wanted for Christmas. She said she told him that she wanted Nemo.

Advent Calendar

I've always thought that Advent calendars are a great idea. It's a good way to help Amelia understand what Christmas is really about. I found an online tutorial for a quilted calendar here. It was pretty time consuming, but will last forever. Even after the fabrics are outdated and uncool. Now, if only I can get caught up on the rest of my Christmas crafting!